When we think about what common habits, social norms, or laws that are widely considered unthinkable in today’s world, a variety of past atrocities come to mind. We could point to bloodletting, Jim Crow-era segregation, and drinking and driving as being on the “wrong side” of history.

But what modern practices will we think of as barbaric in half a century's time? 15 thinkers, writers, and advocates take their best guess. FULL STORY